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Despite the political and economic uncertainties brought about by Brexit, Brazilian businessman Daniel Toledo, 43, is set to open the first UK branch of his international consulting firm Loyalty by the end of the year. After successfully consolidating in North American and some European markets, Toledo is ready to face new challenges in the British Isles.
Founded in 2004, Loyalty Miami was created specifically to help Brazilians seeking to invest in the United States. Today, the company has offices in Fort Lauderdale and New York (US), São Paulo (Brazil), Barcelona (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), Brisbane (Australia) and soon in London (UK). Project in the UK Loyalty plans to start operations in the UK by the end of 2018, when it will coordinate the construction of a Sports Centre, an investment of about £4.5m, with a monthly turnover of £260,000. Besides sports, the company also is interested in education. ‘We are planning to open a unit of EBETEC in London by 2020,’ adds Toledo. EBETEC (Brazilian School of Education and Technology) offers online and face-to-face technical qualification courses with diplomas valid both in the country where the course is held and the student’s country of origin. Among the courses offered, we highlight Business Management, Financial Administration, Financial Markets, International Policy as well as Health and Nutrition.
With headquarters in the US, Loyalty Miami specializes in the international development of projects and fundraising for their own or third-parties’ ventures. Since its inception, the consultancy has already raised a total of US$ 40 million for investments in the US and expects to reach US$ 60 million in 2018. In addition, it aims to double its annual revenues from US$6M to US$12M as early as August 2018. ‘If the project is well drafted and structured and adds value to the country, there is no reason for the government to refuse the application or withhold financial resources. Quite the contrary, the project will be seen very favourably,’ explains Toledo. 61
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